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Series of samples of gill-netting— Continued. 



One piece, 100 yards long by 150 meshes deep, 2|-inch mesh, 20-12 



cable twine. 

 One piece, 100 yards long by 150 meshes deep, 3-inch mesh, 20-9 



cable twine. 

 One piece, 100 yards long by 150 meshes deep, 2^-inch mesh, 15-9 



half-patent twine. Exhibited by the American Net and Twine 



Company, Boston, Mass. 



TANNED NETTING. 



Tanned netting. 



Cotton ; quality of twine, ^-G ; size of mesh, f inch. Made by H. 

 & G. W. Lord, Boston, Mass. 54,589. Used for small haul- 

 seines, 10 to 15 feet long by 3 to 5 feet deep, to capture min- 

 nows for bait, and for bags and dip-nets. 



Tanned netting. 



Cotton ; quality of twine, -^c ; size of mesh, 1 inch. Made by H. & 

 G. W. Lord, Boston, Mass. 54,590. Used in Maine and the 

 British Provinces for haul-seines to capture smelts and sardines. 



Tanned netting. 



Cotton; quality of twine, ff C; size of mesh, 1% inches. Made by 

 H. & G. W. Lord, Boston, Mass. 54,591. Used in Maine and 

 the British Provinces for haul-seines and traps for smelts. 



Tanned netting. 



Cotton ; quality of twine, ^ ; size of mesh, 1^ inches. Made by H. 

 & G. W. Lord, Boston, Mass. 54,592. Used for capelin haul- 

 seines and very generally for netting purposes. 



Tanned netting. 



Cotton; quality of twine, -^-H; size of mesh, If inches. Made by 

 H. & G. W. Lord, Boston, Mass. 54,593. Used chiefly for 

 wings of small purse-seines for mackerel. 



Tanned netting. 



Cotton ; quality of twine, *£ ; size of mesh, If inches. Made by 

 H. & G. W. Lord, Boston, Mass. 54,594. Used for haul-seines, 

 bunts of mackerel purse-seines, and wings of menhaden purse- 

 seines. 



Tanned netting. 



Cotton; quality of twine, if; size of mesh, If inches. Made by H. 

 & G. W. Lord, Boston, Mass. 54,595. Used for pound-cribs, 

 mackerel seine-pockets, and mackerel scoop and bail nets. 



